She looks like Mr Tumble in drag.
My theory about the Vaseline rant is that she’s done it to have a pop back at the dermatologist Dr Natalia Spierings. They had a minor run in a couple of weeks ago and this is Hirons payback. The doc basically advocates, as do a lot of derms, that all you need pm is your tret and some Vaseline (or aquafor, etc), presumably to act as a barrier in sensitive areas. A lot of people are suddenly talking about this as a pared down pm routine, asking questions about it and it seems to be gaining some traction - not a good money spinner for influencers like Hirons. So to me this looks like a blatant, very public, dig at the doc. Very petty and unprofessional in my opinion.Its getting too commercial for me... she's built a reputation on her honesty.. but now its more marketing herself. .hugely expensive boxes. .some can afford... but really unnecessary. .. irony on a recent live on acids was thatvshe herself is on Tret so not using much!
The message is not clear...earlier she used to say have 2 or 3 of each product type in rotation. . Now never ever says that...
Wgat ead the rant on vaseline about ..its grim. .thats your personal opinion. . thats okay.. it makes tret ineffective. .how n why.. just said it ..n left it there. .vaseline is inert ..if topped on tret itll lock it in at best... all this half information just confuses people .n i start suspecting that if more people switch to vaseline its gonna impact sales!!
She's always had a weird vendetta against mineral oil and any products that contain it, calling it "the root of all evil" etc despite the fact that dermatologists don't seem to have any problems with it. I'm sure she had a throwaway comment on her blog about the possibility of links with cancer but that seems to have been removedWgat ead the rant on vaseline about ..its grim. .thats your personal opinion. . thats okay.. it makes tret ineffective. .how n why.. just said it ..n left it there. .vaseline is inert ..if topped on tret itll lock it in at best... all this half information just confuses people .n i start suspecting that if more people switch to vaseline its gonna impact sales!!
That makes way more sense. I went all the way and slathered my whole face in Vaseline because the skincare lovers of Reddit highly recommended itYeah, what the dermatologist is recommending is only using the Vaseline or similar type barrier ointment, in certain areas on the face as an actual buffer to the tret.
I had the same question recently! It depends if you're using any acids/retinol and also how much sun you get indoors, ie. do you spend most of the day in a bright room with a south/west-facing window?I’m just wondering, and I don’t wanna ask the FB group () but should I be wearing SPF on my face if I’m indoors all day? I have major social anxiety & agoraphobia (especially in Covid era) so I barely leave the house... so do I wear SPF or not?
I’m 29, btw. Deathly pale and don’t enjoy sunbathing, lol. So I don’t think I’m showing signs of aging? Or premature aging, IDK. But I’d like to protect my skin a bit, regardless of getting wrinkles or not.
Yet she frequently promotes products with a ton of essential oils - they too can lead to massive reactions. I went mineral oil free for a couple of years until I realized that essential oils (yes they smell nice and I like them in a bath) triggered my eczema. The one thing that helps? Diprobase which is basically nothing but paraffin.She's always had a weird vendetta against mineral oil and any products that contain it, calling it "the root of all evil" etc despite the fact that dermatologists don't seem to have any problems with it. I'm sure she had a throwaway comment on her blog about the possibility of links with cancer but that seems to have been removed![]()
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I’m 29, btw. Deathly pale and don’t enjoy sunbathing, lol. So I don’t think I’m showing signs of aging? Or premature aging, IDK. But I’d like to protect my skin a bit, regardless of getting wrinkles or not.
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In fairness I think she favours plant oils (eg. sunflower, grape, etc) in place of mineral oil, not necessarily *essential* oils. I don't think her issue with mineral oil is that it's an irritant, but (she says) that it's not helpful to the skin and is just a cheap ingredient for companies to fill their products with. The Eczema Association recommends a tonne of products that contain lots of paraffin etc, so I'll go with their expertise over hers! (I avoid essential oils due to eczema as well, but I don't think she considers these things when she recommends products.)Yet she frequently promotes products with a ton of essential oils - they too can lead to massive reactions. I went mineral oil free for a couple of years until I realized that essential oils (yes they smell nice and I like them in a bath) triggered my eczema. The one thing that helps? Diprobase which is basically nothing but paraffin.
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Since so many of us are staying indoors more at the moment, I've had a lot of people ask me whether they still need to wear sunscreen inside. And I personally haven't been wearing sunscreen indoors…labmuffin.com
I really rate her advice.
I don’t bother but I think uva rays are passed through glass but not uvb rays. No doubt someone will correct me if I’m wrong and I don’t blame you for not asking the “freaks” you’ll get a patronising telling off by 100s of them!I’m just wondering, and I don’t wanna ask the FB group () but should I be wearing SPF on my face if I’m indoors all day? I have major social anxiety & agoraphobia (especially in Covid era) so I barely leave the house... so do I wear SPF or not?
I’m 29, btw. Deathly pale and don’t enjoy sunbathing, lol. So I don’t think I’m showing signs of aging? Or premature aging, IDK. But I’d like to protect my skin a bit, regardless of getting wrinkles or not.
If you are in the Freaks Group but don't want a ask a question yourself you can do a search using the search bar. Probably most questions have been answered and I seem to remember a question similar to yours a few months agoI’m just wondering, and I don’t wanna ask the FB group () but should I be wearing SPF on my face if I’m indoors all day? I have major social anxiety & agoraphobia (especially in Covid era) so I barely leave the house... so do I wear SPF or not?
I’m 29, btw. Deathly pale and don’t enjoy sunbathing, lol. So I don’t think I’m showing signs of aging? Or premature aging, IDK. But I’d like to protect my skin a bit, regardless of getting wrinkles or not.
She has used the Paid Partnership line. To be fair she on her previous four Ad posts she also put AD at the start of the post in addition to the Paid Partnership line.No AD at the front, does she not give off about this?